Polished Chert Breccia CB121 stripey BC113 Beaton's Creek auriferous (gold

BC113 Beaton's Creek auriferous (gold bearing) conglomerate slab

( Almost no pyrite in this piece)  It was collected many years ago from a large open cut gold mine at Reedys near Cue in Western Australia

140 mm x 130 mm x 11  mm thick

Weighs 390 grams

CLA266   Australian Crazy Lace Agate slab

Polished Chert Breccia CB121 stripey BC113 Beaton's Creek auriferous (goldCB121 Chert Breccia, tumble polished "palm stone". Dimensions at widest points approximately 105 mm x 70 mm x 21 mm thick. Weighs 362 grams. This breccia consists of innumerable angular fragments of assorted rock types but predominantly jasper, quartz and chert. It occurs in the Pinyalling Hills which are located in the Midwest region of Western Australia, approximately 400 kms. north of Perth.